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stouffville ontario december 10 1931 m w local happenings christmas december 19 market saturday two weeks christinas eve from tonight is one of our soyearold citizens mrs thos similes lias been quite ill recently but is gradually getting iround her home again order your christmas greeting cards now for delivery christmas week or earlier if you wish all new designs at the tribune the regular stouffville market is cancelled for thursday dec 17 in favor of the christmas market to be held on saturday uec 19 the old christian church building at brougham was sold and wrecked last week by frank barclay the reclaimed ground will become part of the cemetery property marceling water waving scalp treatment shampooing hair cutt ing telephone 3206 the betty beauty shoppe miss ruth badgero special for a limited time only permanent waving done at 250 w windsor at hardings phone 158 stouffville well winters arrived it blew in on sunday night with almost zero weather and fair sleighing around stouffville south of markham the roads are bare poultry and eggs still continue to he the one bright spot on the tribune market for farmers produce last thursday dressed chickens brought 15 to 20c pound hens 15c butter 22c for good quality and eggs 30 to 40c dozen christmas cards with your name neatly printed on them make a fitting christmas remembrance large stock and low prices the same as in catalogues bargain table- boys boots at 1 to 5149 pr mens mitts and gloves- good assortment also mens sox in all wool for men women boys and girls at a great reduction while leaving the door step at bert tiiulalls home in uxbridge township delos graham of ring- wood slipped in some manner fracturing a hone in his left leg with the injured member muffled up he is able to be about on crutches such misfortune as this is sure re grettable clareniont merchants are agitat ing for a change in the business of the community six nights a week to remain open is too much they say and in this they are surely ight still the move to reduce the opening nights to three per week is not sufficiently popular to become general why not make your christmas gift a practical one this year fuller brushes for instance for every con ceivable use in the home make acceptable gifts phone s002 your fuller brush man and hell call in a day or two percy tarr stouffville mrs clayton stouiter received word of the death of her uncle dr ieter barkey of erie pa which took place saturday morning dec 5th 1931 in his s4th year he was the eldest of a family of six of the late mr and mrs daniel barkey of altona and is survived by his wife and two brothers frank p ot chicago and victor l of los angeles who have the sympathy of their many friends bimonthly hydro bills will be issued this week in town customers will be rebated one twelfth of the amount ot money paid into the hydro this year with this billing after four weeks of illness which confined him to his home on church street mr elias stover is seen about town again although he has passed his 75th birthday this ener getic citizen is an active member ot the stouffville bakery staff in the business conducted by his son ambrose for a few days last week miss i edna watson visited her parents mr and imrs george watson obrien avenue miss watson has just completed her postgraduate year as a registered nurse in a toronto hospital and has been chosen for the staff of the wood stock hospital on monday she left town to assume her new duties a g lehman the mutual shoe store terms cash gift suggestions at the mens store just 14 more shopping days until christmas the early shopper get the best ch oice come early and often mens fine broadcloth gift ties shirts with ties to match the regular meeting of the sr womens institute will he held on wednesday afternoon december 1g at the home of mrs w hill members please remember white gifts for the king and a donation of an article made from a yard of cotton to be sold reports of dele gates to the convention will be given and a social time for all is promis ed come everybody every man appreciates a nice tie we have a large assort- neatly packed in gift boxes a ment to choose from in all the gift he will be proud of assort- j a ed colours price per set 295 prlced at 50c 75c 5 mens sox belts for men and boys gift sox of superior quality in genuine leather belts jail wool and silk and wool in a virietv nf colours with mixtures in newest designs and 1s4 b s5 si sired packed in gift boxes p l fc qr price range from 50c to 100 illcea at 4jc bjc ancl jc other gift suggestions other gift suggestions for boys i sweater coats and pullovers sweater coats and pullovers gloves scarfs pyjamas hand- wool jerseys golf sox ties kerchiefs suspenders etc handkerchiefs braces etc r e curtis mr f a doan who recently took over the mansion house in stouff ville is making extensive change to the interior of the place a new dance floor is being provided and the new proprietor intends to cater not only to city patrons but first of all he will cater to stouffville and district a prompt service lunch counter is going in and skating parties will find the mansion house an ideal place for a cup of coffee and sandwich to cap an evenings enjoyment the business element of stouffville will welcome a com fortable hotel in the community something which the place has long felt a need the stouffville creamery was again successful in carrying off several prizes at the royal fair in toronto this tall out ot four en tries the local butter makers cap tured three prizes two firsts and one second this is an excellent showing and indicates that the butter made in stouffville is of high quality otherwise it could not stand up against all comers in one of canadas greatest shows the choral society must be meet ing with good success again this season in point of membership the society undertook to practise in the municipal hall but has grown in size to such an extent as to compel them to move out arrangements have been made to use the united church basement for the remainder of the term where greater accommo dation is afforded the order on their ability to help others in these days when sympathy and assistance means so much the local order made an important contribution to the orphanage home recently and also donated vegetables towards a car for western canada the county master mr swauick is a progressive farmer in brock township between uxbridge and victoria comers his visit was styled as one of encouragement to the local force a permanent system of orna mental street lighting to be used on special occasious such as christmas easter thanksgiving and on saturday evening through out the year is to be installed forth with in whitbys business section by the public utility commission it may be in operation for the christ mas season after the christinas season when the benefits of the new system are seen local merchants will be asked by the chamber of commerce to pay fifty cents per month to wards the cost in other places like weston where this new lighting is in vogue there has never been any trouble in financing it merchants in some towns report that it has brought them much business quality service reforestation is guessing pro- elizabeth mowder widow of joseph mowder retired farmer of stouffville who died oct 12 re ceives oiiethird of his 939096 estate delia turner stouffville bessie barkey claremont ont stella imay mowder frank mowder fred mowder of stouffville and joseph w mowder of toronto children each receive oneninth real estate valued at 3500 mortgages for 570ss5 life in surance 170 and cash in bank 1211 make up assets according to announcement in the daily press last week the w m s of the united church held their annual meeting for election of officers thursday december 3rd a solo by mrs milton storey and a reading entitled the christmas spirit as the theme by mrs hastings added to the interest of the meeting rev sir laidlaw presided at the installation of the following officers pres mrs thomas 1st vice mrs laidlaw 2nd vice mrs ward secretary mrs burkholder cor secretary mrs holden treas mrs d c smith mission band mrs still assistant ethel sanders phone 1602 stouffville ont ake your new stove findlay bec frank rowbotham is being men tioned as a contestant tor the roeveshlp and this last years member of the council is not deny ing it or confirming the rumor d h rusnell a member of the present council is also likely to be in the field and possibly reeve morden now these three cornered fights are interesting how about councillor dowswell and councillor weldon jumping in too we hear them slat ed in various parts of the town as among these who might reasonably seek higher office in stouffville municipal life a quality stove throughout made to last a lifetime your choice of 4 sizes also quebec heaters and circulators come in and inspect them last monday evening a happy time was enjoyed at the home of mr and mrs morgan baker of whitchurch when a large number of relatives of the family assembled in the form of a surprise party for the esteemed parents ot mrs baker mr and mrs ezra clubino it was the occasion ot their birthday and in addition to an evening spent in real enjoyment an appetizing suppor was served mrs clubine is 72 and mr clubine 78 years of age- old enough to be filled with wisdom yet young enough to enjoy just such a happy surprise event guests were present from boeton toronto and uothesda this is something that would be advisable for the business mens association of stouffville to look into along with the municipal council with the compact layout of the business section of stouffville a special lighting system such as whitby and other towns find ad visable to instal would surely be a good thing here the cost is so small as compared with the possible results by way of more business and more people coming to the town because of its attractiveness in the evenings that the proposal ought to be investigated on friday evening the junior institute from here put on their play at markham entitled deacon dubbs the certainty of a large attendance was assured when before the curtain rolled up in the evening the town hall was comfortably filled then the play went over all right too for everybody said so when leaving the hall it was pre sented in markham under auspicas of the catholic young people there this is the second engagement for the deacon dubb players its first appearance having been in stouff ville the week previous on friday evening of this week the deacon and his players will appear at sand- ford where we are sure it will again be appreciated by the pros perous farming community in that portion of scott township orangemen were out in full force on friday evening to welcome rt wor bro robt swanick county master of north ontario on his official visit to stouffville lodge the county master was accompanied by wor bro russel acton and following the lodge assembly all enjoyed the fourth degree wor bro delbort holden ruling master presided and the brethren heard an encouraging address from their county master who complimented a merry christmas to all christmas gifts fyw brathwaite hardware stouffville ontario a large variety w ladies silk hose full fashioned reg 150 going at 100 ladies fancy slippers from 75c boxes of fancy handkerchiefs from 30c gents sweater coatsall wool from 295 fancy socks silk scarfs shirts etc something for the kiddies full line of rubber overs heavy rubber boots windbreakers etc all greatly reduced walk in and look around glad to see you g h saunders ratcliffs block stouffville last week york county council passed the recommendation of the reforestation committee that the area of yorks reforestation scheme be 75 made a game preserve in whit church township reeve lex mckenzie of wood- bridge chairman of the committee in submitting his report outlined the work done during the past year extension of the reforestation scheme was advocated by the com mittees with different members ot council being in favor of making another plot somewhere else in the county deputy reeve mcmurchy o king township suggested that as the idea was for demonstration rather than commercial gain it might be wise to utilize some of the rather waste land in king township mr mckenzie told that reforesta tion has become such a success commercially that some municipali ties find their taxes being reduced by the profit on timber grain prices about the same we want grain wheat oats buckwheat mixed grain alsike seed red clover alfafa timothy send samples get our prices royal seal bread flour 98 lbs 225 try the new method of easy bread baking ask for the new booklet phone 4501 stouffville ontario the committee reported some 20000000 trees planted during the operation ot the scheme the coun cil approved their decision to acquire moro land and ot the efforts being made to overcome the wind damage to young trees by growing crops ot sweet clover and othertree helpers on the windward side fire breaks which break up the reforested units are to be graded and levelled in order to make possi ble the opening up under super vision of the area tor visitors in motor cars with a little levelling it was explained the breaks can be used as roads through the forest belt of 20foot trees reeve herman kiddsaid that in making a game preserve that rabbits were a menace to the farm ers and ought not to be encouraged groceries brooms reg 80c 70c brooms reg 60c 50c special blend tea per lb 39c coffee 1 lb tins 50c jelly powders 5 for 25c ginger snaps 2 lbs for 20c salted crackers per pkg 05c see our stock of christmas candy special price given to schools a w scott illifll it cimt 1 750 n wwm ws 0 ck91 js45cc a iolstfl dematul thousands of radio buyers were asking for a lowerpriced kolster console that would give the same outstanding performance over the entire dial the clear reception of more stations than ever before for these people kolster presents the ck66 a seventube superheterodyne with tone control variablemu and pen tode tubes dial accurately calibrated in kilocycles for preci sion tuning encased in a fullsized walnut console cabinet designed by jan streng the celebrated furniture designer the ck66 is one of the series of kolster radio receivers that has been tested for home reception your assurance of outstanding performance over the entire dial in yonr home visit your nearest kolster dealer and have him demon strate the ck66 for clear reception of distant stations and the selecting of programmes at any place on the dial with out interference from other stations gorden e cober phone s104